Labour Relations 3rd Edition by Larry Suffield -Test Bank

Labour Relations 3rd Edition by Larry Suffield -Test Bank

CHAPTER 3

UNIONS: OBJECTIVES, PROCESSES, STRUCTURE, AND HISTORY

True/False

1. Union membership has been declining in Canada since 1984.

Answer:  False

1. Union density has been declining in Canada since 1984.

Answer:  True

1. Union density in education, public administration, and health care exceed 50%.

Answer:  True

1. All union locals are affiliated with a national or international union. 

Answer:  False 

1. Right-to-work legislation in some Canadian jurisdictions prohibits the compulsory deduction of union dues from an employee’s pay.

Answer: False

1. Union density for part-time employees is approximately 23%.

Answer: True

1. More than 70% of union members have a university degree.

Answer: False

1. Industrial unions organize different types of workers, including skilled and unskilled employees in a firm.

Answer: True

1. Union methods or processes include contract negotiation, grievances and arbitration, and court action.

Answer: True

10. All locals consist of a group of employees who work for the same employer. 

Answer:  False 

1. A key function of a local union is the negotiation of collective agreements. 

Answer:  True 

1. The Canadian Auto Workers and the British Columbia Nurses Association are both national unions. 

Answer:  True 

1. Independent local unions dominate the Canadian labor movement.

Answer: False

1. National unions engage in political activity; however, the Canadian branches of international unions do not engage in political activity.

Answer:  False